The Queen has approved the appointment of the Venerable Gavin Collins as the next Bishop of Dorchester.
Due to lockdown restrictions, the Bishop of Oxford is announcing the news at an online meeting to be streamed from Dorchester Abbey with over 100 civic leaders and local clergy in attendance.
The online announcement will be followed by a visit to St Mary’s Church in Chipping Norton later today, where volunteers are supporting over 200 families during lockdown through an initiative called Mary’s Meals.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of the Venerable Gavin Collins, Archdeacon of the Meon, as the next Bishop of Dorchester.
Watch live from @DorchesterAbbey now https://t.co/hMnxPl8fPv@churchofengland pic.twitter.com/57178Hsgat
— Diocese of Oxford (@oxforddiocese) November 24, 2020